Chapter 20: Backstage of Hongzitang

"Zhou, Zhou, Zhou Junshi, how did you kill him?"

When Yao Baili saw the person who shot clearly, the momentum on his body suddenly became three points shorter, and he said tremblingly.

"Humph! Worse than useless! Yao Baili, Spike is an undercover agent of the United States, and the news of the arrival tonight may be known to the American Navy. ”

Zhou Junshi flashed out of the shadows and scolded expressionlessly.

"Strategist? Hongzitang's? Listening to his tone, doesn't it look like? ”

For a while, Ye Tan was messy and couldn't tell their relationship.

"Yao Baili, how is the matter of Hongzitang?"

Suddenly, Zhou Junshi asked.

"Yu, report to the military advisor, Baili is incompetent, you spare Baili once."

Yao Baili suddenly knelt down, and as he spoke, he kept kowtowing with trembling.

"Humph! Rubbish! We have used so many resources to help you, even such a small thing cannot be done! What's the use of keeping you?! ”

Zhou Junshi's tone suddenly became sharp, and he scolded harshly.

Yao Baili said bitterly: "Master Zhou, it's not that I don't care. Hongzitang is really guarded too tightly, and I can't enter the inner hall at all. ”

Seeing that he really couldn't ask anything, Zhou Junshi didn't bother to ask, snorted coldly, and left with someone.

Even Yao Baili is an outsider, and it seems that his efforts to track the white-eyed wolf have been in vain.

Thinking of this, Ye Tan secretly thought, "Zhou Junshi? Then I, Ye Tan, see if you are a human or a ghost! ”

This Zhou Junshi thought that his party was very secretive, but he didn't know that Ye Tan was already hanging far behind them.

"Master Zhou, according to our rules, why don't you kill Yao Baili, this waste?"

One of his subordinates couldn't help but ask.

"Ali, although Yao Baili is not effective, he brings us a lot of income every year, and this alone cannot kill him. Just now, I was just testing him. This person's mind is too oily to grasp. Used well, it's good for us. If you don't use it well, you will suffer from it. So, I had to bang him and make him weigh himself. ”

The feet of several people were very fast, and in a few minutes, they came to a dock and then entered a huge warehouse.

"Hehe, smart!"

Seeing that Zhou Junshi and they had an industry at the dock, Ye Tan thought of the tricks of the future generations.

Isn't there a ban in California prohibiting Chinese people from buying land? A wise person can become the actual owner of the land by controlling the Americans and getting them to buy the land.

The reason why his father was able to buy the land on Lobos Point Hill was because he happened to cure a middle-aged male nobleman in San Francisco on the way to San Francisco by boat.

After arriving in San Francisco, his father, through his connections, bought such a barren land, not a good land in San Francisco.

Also, his father, it was through this aristocrat that he successfully went through the procedures for naturalizing the two families in California.

Ye Tan knows that even in San Francisco's Chinatown, many Chinese are illegal residents and black households with no identity.

The reason comes from California's Chinese Exclusion Act. This situation was maintained until 1943 in the 20th century.

Here, I have to say that on May 6, 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act passed by the American Congress officially opened the bloody prelude to the Chinese in the United States.

Just in front of Angel Island, there are still many low stone houses left in the later generations. These stone houses were for people who came by ship from China. A small number of people who were favored by Lady Luck were allowed to immigrate to the United States after half a year of interrogation.

Most of them are dead in a foreign land, staying on this island forever. Lost the opportunity to realize his dreams.

Therefore, when it comes to the history of Chinese immigration, it is won with blood and tears, as well as countless lives, going forward and succeeding, struggling and persevering.

This warehouse has an area of more than 3,000 square meters.

Ye Tan gently jumped onto the roof of the warehouse, and his clairvoyance passed directly through the obstacles.

"Report to the leader, I've got rid of Spitway. If the Navy can't find his people, it will definitely act in advance. ”

It was Zhou Junshi who spoke.

This faucet looks very young. At the age of about 30 years old, he has deep eyes and an eagle nose, shining essence, long limbs, tall and strong, and his height will not be less than 1.9 meters. With a long breath and bulging temples, he is obviously a martial arts master!

"Hongmen Patriarch? Three-handed? ”

Ye Tan saw the tablet in the middle of the lobby and finally figured out the origin of these people.

As far as Ye Tan knew, the Hongmen Branch of the Three Skimming Society officially entered San Francisco in 1854. It was two years later than Hongzitang.

However, Hongmen disciples are all over the world. In 1802, they landed in New York, USA. After decades of development, the connections and power are not comparable to Hongzitang. On June 15 this year, the first batch of 4 Chinese workers joined the construction of the railway, which was single-handedly promoted by the Three Skimming Society.

Therefore, as soon as the three skimmers enter San Francisco, it is a logical thing for Hongzitang to post a worship door.

The dragon head picked up the teacup, took a sip gently, and asked, "Master Zhou, has our intelligence on the navy arrived?" ”

"Report to the leader, the news of the naval blockade has been quite strong recently, and it is difficult for our people to find out anything."

Zhou Junshi said respectfully.

"This Hong Yi is really Shabi! Now that the economy of the United States is in recession, and the navy is fighting local tyrants everywhere, don't you know how to transfer the ill-gotten gains he brought from home? Emperor Hong, such a powerful person, actually gave birth to such a stupid son. If it weren't for the main hall and finding out the news in New York, the gold and silver treasures brought by Shabi from China would probably be cheaper for Americans. ”

The dragon head grumbled.

"Hong Xiuquan?" Ye Tan was stunned for a while, "Could it be that Hong Yi, the hall master of Hongzi Hall, is the son of Emperor Hong?" ”

Ye Tan's expectations are not bad, and they are basically true.

Hong Yi was born to a widow next door when Emperor Hong was young.

Since the success of the uprising, Emperor Hong has often dreamed of Li Zicheng's defeat like a mountain. In order to prevent a repeat of Li Zicheng's mistakes, he secretly arranged for this unknown son, with his henchmen and countless gold and silver treasures looted, to cross the ocean and finally settle in California.

For seven or eight years, no one knew about this secret.

It's just that the United States, which is in a deep economic crisis. Just got some bits and pieces of information from the mouth of a missionary. In the end, it was traced to Hong Yi, the hall master of Hongzi Hall.

also deserves the bad luck of this Hongzitang. This is also after Ye Tan killed the white-eyed wolf, the California government simply sold Ye Tan a favor and did not make a big fuss.

"The dragon head, in the end, I still have to ask you to take action personally, which is also Hong Yi's luck."

Zhou Junshi slapped a slap.

The dragon head was very satisfied with Zhou Junshi's performance and asked, "Zhou Junshi, when do you estimate the navy to start?" ”

"Giving a report to the leader, I suddenly feel that the Navy will do it tonight. Because Hongzitang's goods arrived in the middle of the night today, this is a good excuse to use force. ”

Zhou Junshi had a flash of inspiration and said casually.

The dragon head suddenly put away his cynical appearance, patted his thigh and said, "Master Zhou, fortunately, you reminded me!" Otherwise, I, Hong Xuan, will lose face in the main hall. You immediately notify the chief steward Guan Hong, the eldest boss Pan Daxi, the leading military generals Yang Fan, the deacon Yu Gong, and Zhenshan Muer, and ask them to gather their men, bring weapons, and then board the ship directly, and go to the vicinity of Peacock Mountain to set up an ambush first. ”

"Peacock Mountain? Isn't it near Cape Bonita, where the first coastal defense fort built by the former West Banya people? ”

Ye Tan thought about it for a long time, but he didn't expect that Hongzitang was actually on the opposite side of Lobos Point Mountain. If you think about it carefully, the sharp Bonita horn really looks like a peacock's head. The big mountain behind it is indeed very similar to the peacock's open feather screen, and the name of Peacock Mountain is appropriate.

"Report! Tap! I just received top-secret news that 380 heavily armed gunmen came to San Francisco, who were born from robbers, horse bandits, adventurers, wanderers, murderers, retired soldiers, or elite gunmen, and were specially sent by the nobles of New York to assist the navy in encircling Peacock Mountain. ”

A subordinate Zhenshan hurriedly ran into the lobby, covered with sweat, and saluted Hong Xuan with his fists, and said loudly.